Anonymous
03/17/2025 16:35
Subject: The official Girls Weekend Jefferson Cup thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:That's what I was thinking. If they're that good, don't they have a home team that they need to represent.
The players came from all over the country to play on this team. So they have a free weekend.
All over the country? for a tournament in Richmond?? LOL come on. You can't seriously believe that. Maybe all over the Mid Atlantic like every other team in the tournament but not the country. I am sure the can play in a tournament in Cali, AZ or TX before coming to Richmond.
I was doubtful of this myself, so I took 20 minutes to figure out where these Ballers Elite kids were from. Looks like 6 are from California, one is from Texas, one is from Utah, one is from Kansas, one is from Ohio, and one is from NJ. There is at least one kid on the roster from Florida who wasn't there. From what I could tell, there may be only two who play on the same California club. Everyone else seems to be on different teams, mostly 2014G and even 2014B but also 2015G for a couple CA kids. This was all pretty easy to find because they are all heavily promoted on instagram by mom, dad, whoever. Having older ECNL kids, I have to say I don't think I've seen this kind of thing allowed at Jeff Cup before but I could be wrong. I am not sure how being in that flight benefited them at all, but it is clearly getting them attention! So maybe that was the point.
What's crazier, a super team or a grown adult stalking kid on the internet to see what club they came from, do they train together, etc....
Sure, it was silly to take the time to see where they came from. I have no doubt other people will have the same reaction as you and that's fine. But the other poster had a legitimate argument and I agreed with them that I couldn't imagine that kids who didn't even play together on the West Coast would bother banding together for Jeff Cup. I appear to have been wrong. It doesn't exactly take stalking when their public instagrams are promoted right and left from the Ballers Elite account. But you're correct, this is 20 minutes of my life I can't get back and honestly found depressing. Like I said, my girls are older and I thankfully didn't see anything like this when they were U10. I guess the spirit of club youth soccer has changed a lot, and I'm not sure it's for the better.
Anonymous
03/17/2025 16:29
Subject: The official Girls Weekend Jefferson Cup thread
Anonymous wrote:ok, Arlington dad. Your wife is begging you to get off the forum & take her on a meaningful date.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:worried about what other do with their money & time is one of your many problems in life. Blame your boss for not paying you more & giving you more time off workAnonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:That's what I was thinking. If they're that good, don't they have a home team that they need to represent.
The players came from all over the country to play on this team. So they have a free weekend.
Right. I have no idea where the players they had came from specifically, but as good a tourney as Jeff Cup is, it’s almost entirely East Coast and some Midwest. Even East Coast the presence is fairly minimal north of NJ.
There’s virtually nobody from CA, TX and other spots.
Which makes a lot of sense because the team in question is 2015! Flying around the country at 2015 for soccer is insanity.
ok, SYC mom
Also wants you to stop screaming at little Cindy on the ride home after she doesn’t score a hat trick & get the super team invite.
The doctor also wants you to come in for your biweekly checkup. U10 soccer has your blood boiling & worried about what other do with their time & money. Loser
Everyone knows SYC parents are the cray ones, honey. SYC are the ones flying around the country at U10 (supercopa anyone)? Why you flying around the country at U10 only to get humbled at U13? Slow clap.
Anonymous
03/17/2025 16:16
Subject: The official Girls Weekend Jefferson Cup thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:That's what I was thinking. If they're that good, don't they have a home team that they need to represent.
The players came from all over the country to play on this team. So they have a free weekend.
All over the country? for a tournament in Richmond?? LOL come on. You can't seriously believe that. Maybe all over the Mid Atlantic like every other team in the tournament but not the country. I am sure the can play in a tournament in Cali, AZ or TX before coming to Richmond.
I was doubtful of this myself, so I took 20 minutes to figure out where these Ballers Elite kids were from. Looks like 6 are from California, one is from Texas, one is from Utah, one is from Kansas, one is from Ohio, and one is from NJ. There is at least one kid on the roster from Florida who wasn't there. From what I could tell, there may be only two who play on the same California club. Everyone else seems to be on different teams, mostly 2014G and even 2014B but also 2015G for a couple CA kids. This was all pretty easy to find because they are all heavily promoted on instagram by mom, dad, whoever. Having older ECNL kids, I have to say I don't think I've seen this kind of thing allowed at Jeff Cup before but I could be wrong. I am not sure how being in that flight benefited them at all, but it is clearly getting them attention! So maybe that was the point.
It's honestly a bad look on Jeff Cup for even allowing this **** to happen.
They couldn't even come up with a logo/crest for GS
Anonymous
03/17/2025 16:15
Subject: The official Girls Weekend Jefferson Cup thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:That's what I was thinking. If they're that good, don't they have a home team that they need to represent.
The players came from all over the country to play on this team. So they have a free weekend.
All over the country? for a tournament in Richmond?? LOL come on. You can't seriously believe that. Maybe all over the Mid Atlantic like every other team in the tournament but not the country. I am sure the can play in a tournament in Cali, AZ or TX before coming to Richmond.
I was doubtful of this myself, so I took 20 minutes to figure out where these Ballers Elite kids were from. Looks like 6 are from California, one is from Texas, one is from Utah, one is from Kansas, one is from Ohio, and one is from NJ. There is at least one kid on the roster from Florida who wasn't there. From what I could tell, there may be only two who play on the same California club. Everyone else seems to be on different teams, mostly 2014G and even 2014B but also 2015G for a couple CA kids. This was all pretty easy to find because they are all heavily promoted on instagram by mom, dad, whoever. Having older ECNL kids, I have to say I don't think I've seen this kind of thing allowed at Jeff Cup before but I could be wrong. I am not sure how being in that flight benefited them at all, but it is clearly getting them attention! So maybe that was the point.
What's crazier, a super team or a grown adult stalking kid on the internet to see what club they came from, do they train together, etc....
Anonymous
03/17/2025 16:12
Subject: The official Girls Weekend Jefferson Cup thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Getting back to the topic at hand. It sounds like the Fairfax Union U13 girls performed (overperformed?) well, as did the majority of the U13 ECNL MidAtlantic
It seems like a lot of the MA is inferior to PA/NJ
It was one weekend of results. Who knows how the games may have been affected by injuries and illnesses. The NJ teams did look strong out there though.
You going down that path?!?! - several kids on my PA team were dealing with illness too.
Not sure what you’re meaning. Our team had a good weekend. I’m just saying that you can’t read too much into the results of one weekend, especially one without a finals game.
Anonymous
03/17/2025 16:12
Subject: The official Girls Weekend Jefferson Cup thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:That's what I was thinking. If they're that good, don't they have a home team that they need to represent.
The players came from all over the country to play on this team. So they have a free weekend.
All over the country? for a tournament in Richmond?? LOL come on. You can't seriously believe that. Maybe all over the Mid Atlantic like every other team in the tournament but not the country. I am sure the can play in a tournament in Cali, AZ or TX before coming to Richmond.
I was doubtful of this myself, so I took 20 minutes to figure out where these Ballers Elite kids were from. Looks like 6 are from California, one is from Texas, one is from Utah, one is from Kansas, one is from Ohio, and one is from NJ. There is at least one kid on the roster from Florida who wasn't there. From what I could tell, there may be only two who play on the same California club. Everyone else seems to be on different teams, mostly 2014G and even 2014B but also 2015G for a couple CA kids. This was all pretty easy to find because they are all heavily promoted on instagram by mom, dad, whoever. Having older ECNL kids, I have to say I don't think I've seen this kind of thing allowed at Jeff Cup before but I could be wrong. I am not sure how being in that flight benefited them at all, but it is clearly getting them attention! So maybe that was the point.
It's honestly a bad look on Jeff Cup for even allowing this **** to happen.
Anonymous
03/17/2025 16:08
Subject: The official Girls Weekend Jefferson Cup thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:That's what I was thinking. If they're that good, don't they have a home team that they need to represent.
The players came from all over the country to play on this team. So they have a free weekend.
All over the country? for a tournament in Richmond?? LOL come on. You can't seriously believe that. Maybe all over the Mid Atlantic like every other team in the tournament but not the country. I am sure the can play in a tournament in Cali, AZ or TX before coming to Richmond.
I was doubtful of this myself, so I took 20 minutes to figure out where these Ballers Elite kids were from. Looks like 6 are from California, one is from Texas, one is from Utah, one is from Kansas, one is from Ohio, and one is from NJ. There is at least one kid on the roster from Florida who wasn't there. From what I could tell, there may be only two who play on the same California club. Everyone else seems to be on different teams, mostly 2014G and even 2014B but also 2015G for a couple CA kids. This was all pretty easy to find because they are all heavily promoted on instagram by mom, dad, whoever. Having older ECNL kids, I have to say I don't think I've seen this kind of thing allowed at Jeff Cup before but I could be wrong. I am not sure how being in that flight benefited them at all, but it is clearly getting them attention! So maybe that was the point.
Anonymous
03/17/2025 16:01
Subject: The official Girls Weekend Jefferson Cup thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Getting back to the topic at hand. It sounds like the Fairfax Union U13 girls performed (overperformed?) well, as did the majority of the U13 ECNL MidAtlantic
It seems like a lot of the MA is inferior to PA/NJ
It was one weekend of results. Who knows how the games may have been affected by injuries and illnesses. The NJ teams did look strong out there though.
You going down that path?!?! - several kids on my PA team were dealing with illness too.
Anonymous
03/17/2025 15:58
Subject: The official Girls Weekend Jefferson Cup thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Any specific type of person who is slandering parents for giving their kid the opportunity to play with other great players in the top flight @ one of the “best tournaments in the country”Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:ok, Arlington dad. Your wife is begging you to get off the forum & take her on a meaningful date.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:worried about what other do with their money & time is one of your many problems in life. Blame your boss for not paying you more & giving you more time off workAnonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:That's what I was thinking. If they're that good, don't they have a home team that they need to represent.
The players came from all over the country to play on this team. So they have a free weekend.
Right. I have no idea where the players they had came from specifically, but as good a tourney as Jeff Cup is, it’s almost entirely East Coast and some Midwest. Even East Coast the presence is fairly minimal north of NJ.
There’s virtually nobody from CA, TX and other spots.
Which makes a lot of sense because the team in question is 2015! Flying around the country at 2015 for soccer is insanity.
stupid comment. once our team get sup 5-0 we stop trying to score and work on other things. no sense in running up the score at a tournament that limits the amount of goals included scored in the stats for GD determination.
Wow. If the scores were that high and the tournament limits goals scored…..that’s pretty telling. Just poor sportsmanship.
ok, SYC mom
Also wants you to stop screaming at little Cindy on the ride home after she doesn’t score a hat trick & get the super team invite.
The doctor also wants you to come in for your biweekly checkup. U10 soccer has your blood boiling & worried about what other do with their time & money. Loser
This seems directed at a very specific person
No one is flying across the country to play in a top flight division & thinking they’ll win 18-0, 14-0, 7-0. Parents with good kids would’ve just stayed home & trained before they did that
The real crime here is clubs making Ron from club xyz thousands of dollars every year to train & play all year around as a TEAM just to not be able to compete against a group of kids who barely know each others names.
Be mad at who your paying to develop your kid & yourself for not providing outside opportunities & experiences that your kid will remember
You really don't get it. Numerous kids on the Ballers Elite team are homeschooled for the purpose of training most of the day in order to reach the NWSL by 14-16. The ones who are not play on boys' teams or 2014 teams. Most of them have met before through the Eddie Johnson Lab Cult, so they do know each other's names. The majority of 9-year-olds on the U10 teams that played against Ballers Elite this weekend train well and have plenty of talent, but maybe their parents are still emphasizing education at this age. Even if you have not encountered the Ballers Elite families in the past, which I have, all you have to do is review the social media accounts of the players to see where the priorities lie and that your interpretation above is way off base. Also, they knew they would win by very large margins and still flew from California, Texas, the Midwest, and all over to get more social media footage and recognition. It is what it is. They've put it all out there and it is plain as day they are good with "flying across the country to play in a top flight division & thinking they’ll win 18-0, 14-0, 7-0." And no rational soccer parent on this forum is sitting here envious of those kids. I feel sorry for them.
Looking at the scores, this “elite” team could only muster 7-0 against a local DMV team that couldn’t even win their bracket in Arlington last week. Maybe not so elite?
Anonymous
03/17/2025 15:58
Subject: The official Girls Weekend Jefferson Cup thread
You really don't get it. Numerous kids on the Ballers Elite team are homeschooled for the purpose of training most of the day in order to reach the NWSL by 14-16. The ones who are not play on boys' teams or 2014 teams. Most of them have met before through the Eddie Johnson Lab Cult, so they do know each other's names. The majority of 9-year-olds on the U10 teams that played against Ballers Elite this weekend train well and have plenty of talent, but maybe their parents are still emphasizing education at this age. Even if you have not encountered the Ballers Elite families in the past, which I have, all you have to do is review the social media accounts of the players to see where the priorities lie and that your interpretation above is way off base. Also, they knew they would win by very large margins and still flew from California, Texas, the Midwest, and all over to get more social media footage and recognition. It is what it is. They've put it all out there and it is plain as day they are good with "flying across the country to play in a top flight division & thinking they’ll win 18-0, 14-0, 7-0." And no rational soccer parent on this forum is sitting here envious of those kids. I feel sorry for them.
Looking at the scores, this “elite” team could only muster 7-0 against a local DMV team that couldn’t even win their bracket in Arlington last week. Maybe not so elite?
once out teams scores 5 goals we stop and work on other things. no sense in running up the score in a tournament that only gives you a certain amount of goals to include in the GD stats for later tie breakers.